Ms. Molly McCoid, class of 2016 at the Linsly School in Wheeling, organized a book drive for APBP. Molly collected and transported over 300 books to our work space! One of the many wonderful things about APBP is exactly this--we…
Category: donations
Thanks to Maya Schenwar!
Many thanks to author Maya Schenwar who has donated copies of her book, Locked Down, Locked Out: Why Prison Doesn't Work and How We Can Do Better, to APBP. You can learn more about her important book at https://www.bkconnection.com/books/title/locked-down,-locked-out
Thanks to Shambhala Books!
We want to thank Shambhala Publications in Boston for donating 14 copies of _Writing Down the Bones_ to the Hazelton Women's Book Club! It is especially wonderful to have new books to give to these dedicated readers. Thanks also to…
Harrisonburg, VA, benefit raises $250 for APBP
Many thanks to law student Aaron Moss who organized a benefit concert for APBP in Virginia, one of the six states in our service region. We appreciate so much the time and effort of Aaron, the musicians, and others who…
Thank you, Boothsville UMC!
Earlier this summer, the United Methodist Churches of the Boothsville charge in Marion County, West Virginia, collected hundreds of books for the APBP and even built beautiful handmade bookcases to help hold them. Pictured below is Tanya Devine, who organized…
Thank you, Sarabande Books in Louisville, KY!
We would like to say "thank you" to Sarabande Books, a nonprofit literary press in Louisville, KY, which specializes in poetry and short fiction. Sarabande kindly donated a box of books to our project after reading about us on the…
Donation from Sigma Tau Delta at Otterbein University
APBP would like to thank Claire Parson and Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society, at Ohio's Otterbein University for sending us hundreds of return address labels! This was a wonderful and much needed gift and we are very grateful. If any other…
Fundraising letter campaign for APBP
As our founder, Katy Ryan, puts it, "our enthusiasm for sending out books overran our budget." That is just a nice way to say that we're broke. We have begun a fundraising letter campaign. Here is the letter that will…
Fundraiser = Success!
Our fundraiser was a great success, raising $440 for APBP! Many thanks to Second Cousin, all of those who read letter excerpts, and everyone who came out to support our work by making a donation. (Word on the street is…
Saturday, April 30: Fundraiser concert at SOZO Coffeehouse in Morgantown!
Second Cousin, a local acoustic band that performs originals and singer-songwriter covers alike, will be playing a fundraiser show at SOZO Coffeehouse on High Street in Morgantown on April 30, 2011 from 4-6pm. There is a $3 donation cover to…